You Ready for This?

I would like to briefly give a timeline of the unique chain of events that have occurred this week:

Sunday

Afternoon: Took in stray chihuahua in our neighborhood (no shelters were open, dumb idea)
Evening: Chihuahua pees on carpet, chihuahua stays up all night crying, we can't sleep, I start to get sick with an infection

Monday

Morning: Chihuahua poops in Kilee's Room (I am on phone with my dad, not aware this is happening)
Mid-morning: Kilee eats chihuahua poop in her room, I call pediatrician -- they tell me to call poison control, poison control tells me to call the CDC, CDC tells me to call the KY Dept. of Health, KDH tells me to call my pediatrician. I take matters into my own hands and take the dog to the vet to see if it has worms. No worms -- Kilee's okay.
Evening: Dog stays up all night crying, pees everywhere

Tuesday

Morning: Get the chihuahua in the animal shelter! Yea!
Afternoon: Washing machine breaks, floods laundry room
Evening: Look for new washing machine, I start to get sick with something else

Wednesday

Morning: Mom 2 Mom at church --awesome!
Afternoon: Our dog runs away
Evening: Find dog, back to church

Thursday

Morning: I wake up feeling better, Scott and I trade cars so that he can get oil changed in van.
Mid-morning: Kilee and I go to "Mommy and Me" gymnastics (All About Kids) in Scott's car.
Afternoon: I realize that I've locked the keys in the car and Scott has no spare to his car. We're stuck at All About Kids. Cell phone is locked in car. Kilee wants a sucker, they cost 25 cents --no money on me, she throws fit while I'm on their business phone trying to solve problem. No good disciplining sites in the immediate area.
Mid-afternoon: Kilee and I "talk." Kilee decides to obey and spends the next hour playing happily while we wait for the locksmith guy. Sweet AAK employee gives Kilee the sucker she wanted and lets us play in the "Fun Zone." Locksmith comes, we head home!

Friday

We'll see . . .!

What Can I Do? :: 10 Ways to Make a Difference

With 143 million orphans around the world, sometimes I think, "where do we start?" and "what difference could I possibly make?" Visit this incredible resource if you want to learn what you can do personally/as a family to help Orphans here and around the world. Many practical suggestions!

Have a Heart for Africa

Okay, so get ready to act on behalf of Africa. Visit my friend's website, www.sevensojourners.blogspot.com and see the video of Sam and Esther. The Lord will move you. Will you sponsor a child, children, a family? Will you bring a child to your home forever? There are so many orphans here and abroad . . .